The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-16

GEORGIA.
Thirty-eight men were naturaiized at At
lanta Monday
The organization of Young Mems Chris
tian Association at Brunswick is being agi-
tated.
One of Albany's prominent business men
is reported to have made 5000 last week
in cotton futures.
State Treasurer Hardeman Monday re-
ceived $4,000 in cash and $1,000 in drafts
from the State School Commissioner, Orr.
Young Hooten, who was knitted by young
Madden on Tuesday night last at Concord,
Spaulding county, is getting along finely
the wounds healing rapidly and be will soon
be out and as we'll as usual.
At Augusta the plans of the new theatre
have been completed, and bids for construc-
ton have been advertised for. Work will
be commenced about Dec. l, and the house
will be completed in time for next seasons
troupeS.
The gin house and all the equipments,
owned by Willie House, located at Dora
vile, was burned Monday, also a lot of I'M
ginned cotton and cotton seed. Five bales
of cotton were saved, but slightly damaged.
The fire is supposed TO have been OF incen-
diary origin.
At Sandersville, Sunday night about s
o'clock, a negro cabin, just out of the city
limits caught fire and was consumed. Two
small children, who had been locked in the
house by their older brother while he came
in town for his mother, were burned to
death in the flames.
There is a rumor current in Macon that
the purpose of DR.. H. II. Tuckor's visit to
Macon last week was to move in the matter
of establishing Baptist paper in Macon.
II is said that he has been urged to do this
by many warm and personal friends
throughout the State.
A mad dog invaded the domains of
Arthur Wade, on Brier Creek, Scriven
county, several days ago, and inser ed his
teeth into fine young poi9 ter, and also
number of hogs, every one of which, when
symptoms of hydrophobia began TO appear,
the owner was compelled to kill.
The case of the State versus Thomas G..
Voolfolk, charged with murder, will be
taken up in Bib Superior Court next Mon
day. To pay his counsel, Voolfolk has
decided so much of his interest in his fathers
estate as will make up the sum of 81, 900 to
Bacon g. Rutherford and Frank Walker.
At Atlanta Monday a suit was fled in the
Superior Court for S25, 600 damages against
rhe Richmond and Danvile Railroad Com
pany. The suit is brought by S. n. Dyke
man. The plaintiff was seriously injured in
The accident near Greers, on the Richmond
and Danvllle. He sustained terrible inju-
ries about the spine, and was otherwise hurt.
At Dalton, Sunday night, Henry Holman
and Jessie James got into a difficulty at
Redman's camp, when James was cut in the
back, waist and abdomen by Holman. The
wounded man may die at any momen3 The
attending physician says he can't live. Hol.
man was arrested in Chattanooga Monday,
The trouble grew out of a quarrel over a
woman.
AT Leary George Gregor (coloredl, who
was employed by 2. f. Boyd, worked until
night Saturday, and was apparently we'll at
IL O'Clock p. m, and died very suddenly at
a. m. Sunday. The circumstances indicate
foul play on the part Of his wife. Since the
body was inferred Coroner w w. Forester
was notified, and the body will be exhumed
and an inquest held.
At Georgetown Eliza Randall (coloredD
struck her father on the head with an ak on
Oct. 81, from which wound he died SUNDAY
night. Her father, Joe Randall, with two
of his relatives, were sitting in conversation
IN the house, when the girl crept softly up
and dealt the blow and ran off, Eliza is now
III Jail awaiting preliminary trial, which
will be given her SOON
When the members of the Macon City
Council adjourned their caucus Monday
night each Alderman took one of the Chi
nese lanterns left over from the Davis illu-
mination and, lighting it, went down town
1t was novel sight to see the dignified
Aldermen going through the streets with
lighted lanterns in their hands. They were
simply winding up the illumination, how
ever.
About forty years ago James Burkhalter.
OF Cochran, gave his bride, who is now a
widow, a br ast-pin made of a s. gold coin
A negro during last year stole the ornament
and removed the pin and passed the coin
on as money Last week such a coin was
circulating i'll Cochran, and John r. Mar
tin, Mrs Burkhalter's son-in-law, heard of
it and felt satisfied that it was the one above
mentioned He has had it traced up to j.
j. Taylor, merchant at Cochran, and he
paid it to some merchant in Macon a day
or two ago. Mrs Burkhalter is anxious to
regain it.
Gov. Gordon has received letter from
w. Mcdonald, assistant in charge of fish
culture, stating that the Commission of Fish
and Fisheries would send several thousand
carps for stocking different river basins in
Georgia, the distribution to be made after
conference with the Governor and Commits
sloner of Agriculture. Hon. j. r. Hender-
son, Commissioner of Agriculture, was no
Titled Monday that the fish car had started
from Washington with II, 900 scale carp for
distribution III the rivers, and a supply of
carp Tor applicants in the State The car
probably reached Atlanta yesterday.
VA iulu cuH. ne OOluinDlS EnQulTef-1S sun
OF Saturday prints a long account of the
shooting by a DIR. A. c. Walker of his
mulatto paramour in Montgomery, Ala,
on the day previous, and states that he is a
member of a Griffin family, and had a
father and brother living here. This is a
mistake. Years before the war a DR.. A.
c. Walker, one-legged Northern man,
came to Griffin, and practiced his profession
for short while, but soon left for other
parts. This is possibly the same man. but
If so, he has no relatives here, and is only
remembered by few of our oldest citizens.
An ARRAY which may terminate seriously
for one of the parties, occurred on last Sun
day at the house Of Henry Davis, in
Scriven county. The combatants were NJ.
l., Kennedy and Dave Miller, and the cdsus
bettt was an accusation made against Miller
by Kennedy in regard TO the loss of some
money, which he Kennedy had in trunk
while staying at Miller's. Miller indig-
nantly resenting the insinuation against his
honesty, went over to Davis house to de-
fend his good name, and, in endeavoring to
attack Kennedy with stick, was cut with
knife in the abdomen. He is lying in a
critical condition.
At Cochran negro boy tramp, aboat -
years old, called at the residence of 0. A.
Harrington, on Beech street, with the usual
request for something to eat" Mrs. Her
rington told him to cut so much wood and